Olympia- The U.S. Fire Administration reports that adults over the age of 65 are 2.6 times more likely to perish in a fire than the general population. Last year in Washington State, individuals over 60 accounted […]
by Alex Brown, Washington State StandardAugust 31, 2025 Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours. Wildfire […]
by Henry Brannan, Washington State StandardSeptember 1, 2025 A $1.5 billion project to bury a 1-foot-thick and 100-mile-long high voltage power transmission line under the Columbia River turned down fast-tracked federal permitting approval offered by […]
by Jerry Cornfield, Washington State StandardAugust 29, 2025 A controversial, court-ordered redrawing of Washington’s political maps has survived another round in a lengthy legal fight. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this week […]
by Alex Brown, Washington State StandardAugust 31, 2025 Wildland firefighters were stunned when federal immigration authorities last week raided an active wildfire response in Washington state, arresting two firefighters and sidelining crews for hours. Wildfire […]
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